chew out
"chew-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chew out” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chew-out · chew out · English
chew out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chew out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chew out” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chew out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for chew out in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is chew out, spelled C-H-E-W- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chew out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His dad chewed him out after seeing his poor grades.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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